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The Prometheans
On sale
4th March 2010
Price: £12.99
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Reviews
'An intriguing look at the impact on Britain of the first industrial revolution... fascinating... wonderfully eclectic' The Good Book Guide.
'Max Adams has undertaken something new in The Prometheans; he has done it dazzlingly' Guardian.
'...succeeds brilliantly as a biography of a family and place. Writing of an age before rigid disciplinary boundaries, Adams illuminates the links between a generation of artistic and scientific visionaries' James Grande, Independent on Sunday.